July 10, 1460 · England Theater
July 10, 1460
Warwick led a Yorkist army south from Calais and confronted the royal Lancastrian army entrenched near Northampton. Treachery decided the battle — Lord Grey of Ruthin, commanding part of the Lancastrian line, lowered his men's weapons and helped the Yorkists clamber over the defences. The Lancastrian position collapsed in minutes. King Henry VI was captured once again, and the Duke of Buckingham was killed.
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